John W. Willard
1792-1862 John W. Willard served in 1853. Born in Guilford, Conn., May 20, 1792. Judge and vice chancellor, Fourth Circuit, 1836-1848. New York State … More John W. Willard »
Era Category: Ex-Officio Judges of the Court of Appeals
Amasa Junius Parker
1807-1890 Amasa Junius Parker served in 1854. Born in Sharon, Conn., Jun. 2, 1807. Principal of Hudson (New York) Academy at age 16 (1823-1827). … More Amasa Junius Parker »
John Worth Edmonds
1799-1874 John Worth Edmonds served in 1852. Renowned prison reformer. Born in Hudson, Columbia County, N.Y., Mar. 13, 1799. Graduated from Union College, 1816. … More John Worth Edmonds »
Charles Gray
1796-1871 Charles Gray served in 1847-1848. Born in Palatine, Montgomery County, N.Y., on Sep. 20, 1796. Herkimer County jail building commissioner, 1832; elected to … More Charles Gray »
Samuel Jones
1769-1853 Samuel Jones served in 1847, 1848. Born in New York City, May 26, 1769. Graduated from Yale (1790) and Columbia (1793). State assemblyman … More Samuel Jones »
Theodore Miller
1816-1895 Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals, 1874-1886 by Dionne Fraser Theodore Miller’s legal career spanned almost 50 years and in that time … More Theodore Miller »
Thomas W. Clerke
1800-1885 Thomas W. Clerke served in 1860, 1868. Born in 1800 in Ireland. Was qualified to become a solicitor of the Court of Chancery … More Thomas W. Clerke »
William Henry Shankland
1804-1883 William Henry Shankland served in 1849, 1857. Born in Cherry Valley, Otsego, County, N.Y., Feb. 29, 1804. Admitted to practice, 1827. District attorney, … More William Henry Shankland »
Levi F. Bowen
1808-1889 Levi F. Bowen served in 1857. Born Nov. 11, 1808, in Homer, Cortland County, N.Y. Judge of Common Pleas, 1837-1838. Elected to state … More Levi F. Bowen »
William Johnson Bacon
1803-1889 William Johnson Bacon served in 1860, 1868. Born in Williamstown, Mass., Feb 18, 1803. Graduate of Hamilton College, 1822; Litchfield Law School, 1824. … More William Johnson Bacon »